Cover holder



T. P. STONE COVER HOLDER Feb. 22, 1949.

Filed June 24, 1946 I uz'entor P. ST D M E.

E 5 M m T y WW I? Patented Feb. 22, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE COVER HOLDER Thomas P. Stone, Bay City, Mich.

Application June 24, 1946, Serial No. 678,750

1 Claim.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements and structural refinements in cover holders, and the principal object of the invention is to provide a device of the character described herein, such as may be conveniently and efiectively employed for securing covers on chesterfields, easy chairs, or the like, in order to prevent such covers from wrinkling and from becoming misplaced.

A further object of the invention is to provide a cover holder which may be easily and conveniently installed in position and removed.

Another object of the invention is to provide a cover holder which is unobtrusive and pleasing in appearance.

An additional object of the invention is to provide a cover holder which is simple in construction and which cannot easily become damaged.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a cover holder which will readily lend itself to economical manufacture.

With the above more important objects in view, and such other objects as may become apparent as this specification proceeds, the invention consists essentially of the arrangement and construction of parts as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a chair and cover, illustrating the invention in use.

Figure 2 is a bottom plan view of the invention per se, and

Figure 3 is a side elevational View, showing the manner in which the invention is applied in position.

Like characters of reference are used to designate like parts in the specification and throughout the several views.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in detail, the invention embodies in its construction a holder designated generally by the reference character 5, the same being formed from one piece wire-like rod 6, possessing resilient characteristics.

The intermediate portion of the rod 6 provides a normally straight shank B. Continuations of the rod at both ends of this shank are arcuated and disposed in the normal plane of the shank so as to form what may be referred to as the first substantially semi-circular regions of circular eye-pieces i. The remaining regions of these eye-pieces are disposed in upwardly inclined planes and overlap the first regions adjacent the points of confiuences of the first regions with the shank 6'. Finally, end portions of the rod 6 which constitute continuations of said remaining regions of the eye-pieces i cross over the first regions of the eye pieces and extend downwardly therefrom at one side of the shank 6', terminating in a pair of arcuate, pointed and opposed prongs 8.

When the invention is placed in use, as exemplified in the accompanying Figures 1 and 3, the cover 9 is placed in a suitable position on a chair It, or the like, whereupon one of the prongs 8 is pressed through the cover into the underlying body of the chair, as is best shown in Figure 1.

During this action, pressure is exerted with one finger upon the eye-piece l of the prong 8 which is being inserted, while the shank 6' is bent as shown by holding the remaining of the eye-pieces.

The remaining of the prongs 8 is then permitted to penetrate through the cover 9 into the body of the chair Hl, whereupon it will be noted that the cover will be firmly and securely held in position. A plurality of the holders 5 may, of course, be employed, as is indicated in Figure 1.

In order to remove the cover 9 from the chair ii), it is only necessary to withdraw the prongs 8, this being accomplished by reversing the inserting operation above described.

It is believed that the advantages and use of the invention will be clearly understood from the foregoing disclosure and accordingly, further description thereof at this point is considered unnecessary.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of this invention it is to be understood that minor changes in the details or construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What I claim as my invention is:

In a cover holder, a resilient wire rod forming a normally straight but bendable shank, a continuation of said rod at least at one end of said shank being arcuated and disposed in the normal plane of said shank so as to provide the first 3 substantially semi-circular region of a circular REFERENCES CITED cover-engaging eye-piece, the remaining region of said eye-piece being disposed in an upwardly g s ai g ggf gs are of record in the inclined plane and overlapping the first region at a point adjacent the confluence of the first 5 UNITED TA S PATENTS region with said shank, an end portion of said rod Number Name Date constituting a continuation of said remaining 553 127 McAnster Jam 14 1896 region being angulated to cross over the first 564693 Janish July 28:1896 region of the eye-piece and to extend downwardly 600406 congelton Man 8 1898 therefrom at one side of said shank, said end 19 816026 Meier Mar 2719o6 terminating in an arcuate and minted 1,691i810 ItZerOtYIIIIIIIIIII Now 13, 1928 cover engaging pmng- 1,795,766 Duke M r.10,1931

THOMAS P. STONE. 

